Massimo Franciosa (23 July 1924 – 30 March 1998) was an Italian
screenwriter and
film director. He wrote for more than 70 films between 1955 and 1991. He also directed nine films between 1963 and 1971. He was nominated for an
Oscar
Oscar, OSCAR, or The Oscar may refer to:
People
* Oscar (given name), an Irish- and English-language name also used in other languages; the article includes the names Oskar, Oskari, Oszkár, Óscar, and other forms.
* Oscar (Irish mythology) ...
for
Best Screenplay for ''
The Four Days of Naples'' in 1964.
Selected filmography
* ''
Wild Love'' (1955)
* ''
Poveri ma belli'' (1957)
* ''
Ladro lui, ladra lei
''Ladro lui, ladra lei'' is a 1958 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Zampa. Starring Alberto Sordi and Sylva Koscina, it tells the story of a young woman in Rome who is first sucked into a life of crime by a released convict and then has an ...
'' (1958)
* ''
Everyone's in Love
''Everyone's in Love'' ( it, Tutti innamorati) is a 1959 Italian comedy film directed by Giuseppe Orlandini.
Cast
*
* Carlotta Barilli
* Clara Bindi
* Nando Bruno - Cesare
* Memmo Carotenuto - Ferruccio
* Grazia Colelli
* Livia Cordaro
* ...
'' (1959)
* ''
Ferdinando I, re di Napoli'' (1959)
* ''
The Magistrate'' (1959)
* ''
The Assassin'' (1961)
* ''
La bellezza di Ippolita'' (1962)
* ''
The Four Days of Naples'' (1962)
* ''
The Leopard
''The Leopard'' ( it, Il Gattopardo ) is a novel by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa that chronicles the changes in Sicilian life and society during the ''Risorgimento''. Published posthumously in 1958 by Feltrinelli, after two rejections by the ...
'' (1963)
* ''
White Voices'' (1964)
* ''
Three Nights of Love'' (1964)
* ''
El Greco'' (1966)
* ''
The Balloon Vendor
''The Balloon Vendor'' ( it, Il venditore di palloncini, also released as ''Last Moments'' and ''The Last Circus Show'') is a 1974 Italian drama film directed by Mario Gariazzo and starring James Whitmore.
Cast
* Renato Cestiè as Giacomino ...
'' (1974)
* ''
The Voyage'' (1974)
* ''
I'm Photogenic'' (1980)
External links
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1924 births
1998 deaths
20th-century Italian screenwriters
Italian male screenwriters
Italian film directors
Writers from Rome
20th-century Italian male writers
Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay winners
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